NWS Cheyenne WYTO.W 0012June 22, 2026
Tornado Warning: Banner and Scotts Bluff, NE
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne issued a tornado warning for Banner and Scotts Bluff in Nebraska, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on June 22. It was the 12th tornado warning the NWS office in Cheyenne issued in 2026. Nebraska had 13 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 34 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 34 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cheyenne WY
- Area
- Banner and Scotts Bluff
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:56 p.m. MDT, June 22, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. MDT, June 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCYS TO.W 0012
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORCYS The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a * Tornado Warning for... South central Scotts Bluff County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... Northeastern Banner County in the Panhandle of Nebraska... * Until 630 PM MDT. * At 555 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Gering, or near Scottsbluff, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail. SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud. At 553 PM, a funnel cloud was reported two miles south of Gering. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area around 600 PM MDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Wrights Gap.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.